Can Prince Harry run for office here in the U S ?

[Beachnutt]

just curious..

[Me.]

1. I Believe So

just not for president but why would he?

[Aristus]

2. Not unless he has U.S. citizenship.

n/t

[Ocelot II]

3. Sure, why not? He can't be president but he could run for other offices.

Assuming he acquires citizenship via Meghan.

[malaise]

4. In his Nazi costume

or not?

[Ocelot II]

6. He wouldn't be any worse than some current GOPers.

For him it was just a costume; for GOPers it's their real outfits.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

5. But

LilBet can run for President one day...

[ck4829]

7. God, I hope not

We already have a cult, we don't also need the very aristocracy we rebelled against here too.

Critical Race Theory

[rsdsharp]

8. If he's running for the House he'd have to have been a citizen for seven years.

It’s nine years to run for Senate. State laws would vary for those offices.

[FBaggins]

9. Not for federal office

Those require a certain number years of citizenship.

[Sympthsical]

10. Why would we want him to . . .

Seems ok enough as a person. Has no knowledge of American systems of government. He uses a private jet to fly to environmental conferences.

I mean, c'mon.

[Ocelot II]

15. "Has no knowledge of American systems of government."

Like most of the GOPers in Congress, not to mention TFG?

[Sympthsical]

22. Exactly

Why exacerbate the problem ^^

[Ocelot II]

23. Indeed! But at least Harry would have an excuse.

[tenderfoot]

25. Because it makes for good television and ratings

is there anything else that matters?

[hlthe2b]

11. Federal office-must be "natural born" citizen (Pres), citizen for 9 yrs (Senator) or 7 yrs (US Reps)

if a foreign immigrant. But for most state & local offices, yes.

[Ocelot II]

19. That requirement applies only to the presidency.

To be a senator you have to have been a citizen for 9 years but you can be foreign-born. "No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. (Article I, section 3, clause 3)."

[StarfishSaver]

20. That only applies to the presidency

An immigrant can run for other federal offices, but they must have been citizens for a seven years.

[hlthe2b]

30. Foreign-born required 7 yrs for US Rep and 9 years for Senate.

[Yavin4]

12. Are you telling me that this whole thing is the crown's plot to re-take the colonies? n/t

[MineralMan]

13. Depends on the office.

Many offices require one to be a US citizen. Others, particularly local offices, do not.

Do you have any information that suggests that he is considering running for office? I would guess that he's not doing that.

[Ocelot II]

17. I can't imagine why he'd want to.

It seems that he escaped the Royal Family because he didn't like being in the spotlight all the time. Running for office, even a local one, would put him right back in it.

[MineralMan]

18. Exactly. I'm not sure what triggered the question in the first place.

[Hortensis]

40. Same here. Can't imagine that he'd want it.

[UTUSN]

14. Who would he represent?

[Tommy Carcetti]

16. No, but he can buy a DVD box set of The Office.

That's about it for now, given that he's not yet a citizen.

[RegularJam]

21. Why?

Guess he could start with dog catcher.

[Bristlecone]

24. Doesn't he live in Canada now?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

26. ...why?

[ChrisF1961]

27. Addressing a joint session of Congress Winston Churchill said

‘If my father had been American and my mother British instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own.’

[Beachnutt]

28. Some people in here are to uptight, damn it was only a question

chill out.

[arlyellowdog]

33. I see both sides to this

I know you were just “asking an asking question.” But, Stephen Colbert commented on how troubling talk of the Rock running is. The Rock is a good guy, could probably win. He backed Biden. But, he has no qualifications. We’ve had enough of reality stars and movie stars. Harry has absolutely no qualifications, but he’s a reality star. He is in the same category with Caitlin Jenner. The question of these reality stars running for public office is not totally harmless.

[abqtommy]

44. +100 Thanks.

[Effete Snob]

29. What office?

City council of Hooterville?

Head of the HOA?

Depends on what office you are talking about.

[apnu]

31. Is he a US Citizen?

If so, yes.

If not, no.

If he has US Citizenship, its not natural, thus he could never run for President. But as a state governor, yes. A U.S. Representative or Senator? Yes.

[treestar]

32. He can live in the US as a permanent resident

If his wife files a petition for him. But then to because a U.S. citizen, he'd have to give up foreign titles. I doubt he'd want to do that.

[roamer65]

37. He would have to renounce his grandmother, the Queen.

He wouldn’t do that to her. I agree with you.

[pinkstarburst]

34. I thought the point of

giving up being a royal was to get out of the constant media feeding frenzy/spotlight and to give his young family a sense of normalcy? Seems like running for office would be moving in the opposite direction of that goal, no?

[Treefrog]

36. Yeah, he and the wife have really kept a low profile since they moved, eh?

[Mr.Bill]

54. Probably much lower profile

than they were able to keep back home.

[Diamond_Dog]

35. He seems like a good and caring person

But I for one am so tired of the idea of celebs/personalities as elected officials (think Matthew McConaghey, The Rock, Oprah Winfrey, Caitlyn Jenner, etc.)

[Iggo]

45. + a fuckin' million

[msfiddlestix]

38. Not sure.

Not sure, Why would we want him to? He's a Royal Brit, regardless of his defection..

[Crunchy Frog]

39. If he or Meghan decided to at some point, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Citizenship requirements being met, obviously.

[abqtommy]

46. +100 Thanks... for bringing Meghan into the discussion. I agree.

[Hekate]

41. Why on earth would he want to? What would he get out of it--peace of mind? No more death threats?

A secure feeling for his wife and kids?

For gods’ sake, why do people come up with ideas like this?

[Iggo]

43. ...and why would we want him to?

People should stop worshipping royals.

[Iggo]

42. Jeez.

[WhiteTara]

47. If he's a citizen he can be elected to

any office except presidency.

[jmowreader]

48. Once he passed the citizenship hurdle, he'd be better qualified than some of the GOP reps we have

Given that, he knows what a shitshow this would be, and wouldn't do it.

[mitch96]

49. Ask Arnold....nt

[kskiska]

50. He's anti-First Amendment.

Be careful what you wish for.

[samnsara]

51. cool!!! I bet he eventually does school board stuff first...

[IcyPeas]

52. please. not another celebrity.

[Raine]

53. UGH oh please ... NO! He doesn't even believe in the 1st Amendment

or understand it. We hrave enough American born dummies of our own running for office we don't need to import them. I wish he would go back to England and take his family with him.